[Coco] Using PC printer

[Robert Gault]

Robert Gault wrote:
> Gene Heskett wrote:
> 
>> Do you see traffic on the usb-serial adaptor's leds when you do a 
>> 'list filename >/p'?
>>
>> Also, for 9600 baud out the bitbanger, I had to use a hugely different 
>> value for the timer in tuneport to actually get truly 9600 baud 
>> according to my oscilloscope.  By a factor of about 3/1 or 1/3, I've 
>> forgotten which way now as it's coded into my startup file.
>>
>> Also, the pl2303 based usb-serial adaptors sold by the shack are 
>> broken, use one with an FDTI chipset, they are very transparent and 
>> haven't dropped a byte on me yet.
>>
> 
> There is no usb-serial adapter. The signal goes via DriveWire to the PC 
> and from the PC out the PC USB port to the printer. Boisy and I are 
> trying to troubleshooting this and when it is resolved, the list will 
> find out and if necessary the Cloud-9 download will be updated.
> 
> Far as tuneport goes, the default value from the DW3 NitrOS-9 6309 
> Level2 package is 40960. That may be way off but I don't think that is 
> the problem.
> 

Turned out to be simple. I was using a version of Winserver obtained on 
March 6th. There is a later one posted March 8th that works correctly.

When you print something from NitrOS-9, a new window on the server opens 
containing the text material. This window is used to send the text to 
the Windows printer and does not care if the connection is parallel or USB.